Here's How To Get Cast On Andrew Zimmern's Family Dinner

Andrew Zimmern's latest television venture takes a much different approach to exploring food than his famed Travel Channel show, "Bizarre Foods." Zimmern once said in an interview with Thrillist that he actually hated using the word "bizarre" in that show's title, because it "others" the foods of different cultures as weird in a negative way. Behind the scenes and on camera, the host worked to go much deeper than making any such generalizations about foods, getting to know the actual culture and history behind everything he ate.

Now, the culinary personality is flipping the script and focusing on food right here in America. While he might not be traveling far and wide to try unfamiliar things, Zimmern is still using food as a bridge to people's stories and traditions. Created by his own production company, Intuitive Content, "Family Dinner" spends each episode with a different family somewhere in the U.S. The food on the table might seem familiar, but it will represent the journeys and values of each unique family, and together, paint a portrait of what makes America, well, America. 

The series will air on Chip and Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Network, a platform launching as an app and as part of the Discovery+ streaming service. With some episodes already available on Discovery+ and a few more shot and ready to debut, Zimmern has now turned to social media to find more families to come get to know over the dinner table.